Guess which party FREAKED when the Massachusetts high court ruled for gay marriage?
Now, think. This is Massachusetts! On Feb 21, 9:53 am, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > New New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan Advocates For Church Sanctioned > Discrimination, Inequality, and Homophobia Everywhere > > From The Christian Post Reporter June 26th, 2011: > > After NY Approves Gay Marriage, Catholic Bishop Says Church Should > Speak 'Forcefully' Against It > > By Katherine T. Phan , Christian Post Reporter > June 26, 2011|10:43 pm > > NEW YORK – Top Catholic leaders in New York have wasted no time in > voicing their continued opposition to gay marriage since Gov. Andrew > Cuomo signed a bill that allowed same-sex couples to marry into law on > Friday. > Archbishop Timothy Dolan, the state's top Catholic leader, has called > gay marriage "detrimental to the common good" and a violation of > "natural law." > > As the New York City's Gay Pride Parade was getting underway Sunday, > Dolan reaffirmed the Catholic position on marriage in comments to > reporters following a Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral. > > "We as Catholics would oppose any attempt by anybody to redefine > marriage, whether that … whomever that may be," he said. "We just > don't believe that marriage can be changed and radically altered to > accommodate a particular lifestyle." > > Gay marriage became legal in New York late Friday night, after the > Senate voted 33-29 to approve a bill to legalize marriage between > same-sex couples. Gov. Cuomo signed the bill into law minutes before > the clock struck midnight. > > Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, who represents the Diocese of Brooklyn, > railed against gay marriage in an op-ed Sunday on NYDailyNews.com. > > He called on Catholic parishes and churches to protest the bill's > passage by not bestowing or accepting honors from any politicians and > refusing to let any state elected official speak from their platforms. > > In his essay, DiMarzio, who leads two of New York's most populous > boroughs, Brooklyn and Queens, also suggested that opponents of gay > marriage should "now speak more forcefully and clearly" against it. > > The Brooklyn bishop said that society has lost the "primary purpose of > marriage as the institution by which a man and woman bring new life > into the world and teach the child to become a productive citizen." > Marriage has been viewed as "legitimizing our individual need for love > and affection." > > This view of marriage has led to greater numbers of divorce, single > parenthood and cohabitation outside of marriage, he said. > > "I believe the passage of same-sex marriage is another 'nail in the > coffin' of marriage," said DiMarzio. "It is destructive because we > fail to view marriage in the context of a vocation: a calling to > participate in the great enterprise of forming the next generation. > Marriage is reduced to an empty honor." > > DiMarzio also acknowledged in his opinion piece that opponents of > same-sex marriage have failed to affirm traditional marriage in their > discussions with those who face same-sex attractions. > > "We have in part failed as the proponents of the historical > understanding of marriage as that between a man and a woman precisely > because we have sought to be sensitive to those who have same-sex > attractions," he wrote. > > "Perhaps we must now speak more forcefully and clearly." > > DiMarzio also criticized the way the gay marriage bill was handled, > saying "that there was virtually no public debate on the issue and > that the entire matter was concluded in just over thirty minutes late > on a Friday evening is disgraceful." > > In the moments following the bill's passage, Dolan and DiMarzio also > joined other Catholic bishops in New York to release a statement > opposing the decision. > > "The passage by the Legislature of a bill to alter radically and > forever humanity’s historic understanding of marriage leaves us deeply > disappointed and troubled," the bishops said. > > "We worry that both marriage and the family will be undermined by this > tragic presumption of government in passing this legislation that > attempts to redefine these cornerstones of civilization." > > The statement was also signed by Howard J. Hubbard, Bishop of Albany; > Edward U. Kmiec, Bishop of Buffalo; Terry R. LaValley, Bishop of > Ogdensburg; Matthew H. Clark, Bishop of Rochester; William F. Murphy, > Bishop of Rockville Centre and Robert J. Cunningham, Bishop of > Syracuse. > > It is still unclear whether any of the bishops plan to deny communion > to any Catholic politicians such as Cuomo and Republican Sen. Mark > Grisanti who supported the gay marriage bill. > > More:http://global.christianpost.com/news/ny-catholic-bishop-we-should-spe... > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
